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Minister Dlamini Zuma to lead South African Delegation to the
SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security
Cooperation Pretoria - South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma departed South Africa today, Thursday 3 August for Windhoek where she will
lead a senior South African government delegation to the 8th meeting of the SADC
Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation
in Namibia on Friday 4 August 2006. The MCO is expected to make recommendations
to the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled for 17-18 August 2006
in Maseru, Lesotho. Minister Dlamini Zuma's participation in this ministerial
meeting comes within the context of South Africa's commitment to consolidate the
African agenda through South Africa's participation in SADC institutions. Ministers
Mosiuoa Lekota and Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Deputy Minister of Correctional
Services Loretta Jacobus will accompany Minister Dlamini Zuma. Issues on
the agenda of the MCO are expected to include, among others: - Consideration
of the reports of the Inter-State Politics and Defence Committee (ISPDC) and the
Inter-State Defence and Security Committee (ISDSC);
- Progress on the SADC
Standby Force;
- The status of the ratification, signature and accession
to the Protocols related to the Organ; and
- Preparations for the SADC Conference
on Defence and Security Co-operation.
Minister Dlamini Zuma is expected
to return to South Africa on Friday, 4 August 2006. Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa
on 082 990 4853 Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001 3
August 2006
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